Porsche Boxster 986

[StanGlover]

I recently bought one of my (many) childhood dream cars: a 2002 Porsche Boxster 2.7 manual. They say to never meet your heroes, but in this case it’s as amazing to drive as I’d hoped! Naturally, I had to build a model to match my real car.

I started with the original issue Revell/Monogram SnapTite kit. For fun, I built it unpainted to see how it would look if I’d built it as a kid in the late ‘90s. It definitely looks like a toy and not realistic at all. 

It’s a very basic snap kit but the fit up is excellent and I think they captured the shape and proportions of the real car nicely. I painted the body Tamiya TS-8 Italian Red over their pink primer, which looks pretty close to classic Guards Red to me. The kit’s Turbo-Look wheels are different than my later car’s wheels but they’re close enough so I left them as is. It’s amazing how some paint and simple detail work can really set off a basic snap kit. 
Hood crest decal came from eBay. Kit only comes with a terrible set of stickers.

Two late ‘90s Revell snap based kits of German subjects. Both come alive with a little detail work!

The Boxster joins my builds of my former 1:1 fun cars. I wish I could have kept them all, but the sale of each one funds the next!

[rrb124@sbcglobal.net]

Sharp! The color came out great and big improvement over just a basic kit. I had a real 1:1 silver 2000S and I know what you mean about the way they drive. I have the unbuilt Tamiya kit to build someday. 

[70 Sting]

Doesn’t look like a snap kit any more! ? 

[ChrisR]

Looks great!

[David G.]

Nicely Done!

David G.

[Jim B]

Nice looking Porsche.  Well done.

[Ulf]

Well done, congratulations on fulfilling a childhood dream and congratulations on being privileged enough to have a kit made by Tamiya themselves.
Boxsters are wonderful cars, my wife gave me one fifteen years ago.
Porsche's designs are great but I often find myself thinking that the previous design is better than the latest and that is certainly the case with the Boxster. Your original model is actually better looking than my 2006 987 but you forget what it looks like as soon as you start driving..

Edit, wow, it’s an American Snap kit.

 

Edited February 21, 2023 by Ulf

[ve safari]

Nice! I like the Miata too

 

[NOBLNG]

Nice work replicating your 1:1 Zack.?

[iamsuperdan]

Excellent!

And Guards Red is 100% the colour to have!

I used to work for Porsche, and it would always blow people's minds when I told them I thought the Boxsters were more fun than the 911s.

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[kelson]

I agree,a little detailing and attention to detail make for a great looking build!,looks awesome!.

[echo]

Wow, what a difference a bit of effort makes. Turned out to be a nice looking model.

[ismaelg]

Congrats on both! I built that kit long ago and it was very enjoyable.

[KWT]

Very nicely done

[slusher]

Beautiful pair!